New Zealanders come to grips with White Island eruption as tremors delay recovery of bodies
Record ID:
1447633
New Zealanders come to grips with White Island eruption as tremors delay recovery of bodies
- Title: New Zealanders come to grips with White Island eruption as tremors delay recovery of bodies
- Date: 11th December 2019
- Summary: HEADLINE OF NEW ZEALAND HERALD READING (English): "TRAGEDY & HEROISM" NEWSPAPER FRONT PAGE SHOWING NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER JACINDA ARDERN PRAYING, WITH HEADLINE READING (English): "WE ARE THINKING OF YOU ALL"
- Embargoed: 25th December 2019 04:05
- Keywords: New Zealand Whakatane White Island disaster eruption volcano
- Location: WHAKATANE, WHITE ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND
- City: WHAKATANE, WHITE ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND
- Country: New Zealand
- Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Earthquakes/Volcanoes/Tsunami
- Reuters ID: LVA002B9J53K7
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Residents New Zealand's town of Whakatane said on Wednesday (December 11) they were still in "shock" two days after a volcanic eruption on nearby White Island killed six people.
Smoke plumes could still be seen rising from the volcano on Wednesday morning, but in Whakatane, it was business as usual.
"I think the community is shocked and we're all grieving for them (the victims)," said Anita, a local resident.
Increasing tremors on the volcanic island hampered efforts by authorities to recover the bodies of eight people thought to be left on the island.
Daily tours bring more than 10,000 visitors to the privately owned island every year, marketed as "the world's most accessible active marine volcano."
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